tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-636551448925651520.post1993756257103456837..comments2024-03-06T07:09:01.566-08:00Comments on KITCHEN TABLE WRITERS: Zoned-in Description - using detail in your writingNina Miltonhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/03109010528418687212noreply@blogger.comBlogger2125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-636551448925651520.post-83002704485876853952015-01-21T01:29:31.266-08:002015-01-21T01:29:31.266-08:00Thanks, Alison. I sometimes wonder if I write too ...Thanks, Alison. I sometimes wonder if I write too much in a blogpost, so that's reassuring.<br /> I learnt the zone-in thing on my MA at Bath Spa, where someone was reading out a passage about their old school, trying to describe what the yard was like. "You've told us the yard is barren, sparse, desolate, neglected and decayed,' the lecturer said. 'Just choose one item that suggests all this and describe that, say, a single tree, withered, leafless, perhaps vandalized.' That said it all.Nina Miltonhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/03109010528418687212noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-636551448925651520.post-35460720754960401002015-01-20T06:30:08.204-08:002015-01-20T06:30:08.204-08:00This post is really helpful. When I'm writing ...This post is really helpful. When I'm writing longer pieces, I often feel like I'm not working hard enough to convey setting. This has given me lots to think about!Alison V Kinghttp://www.alisonvking.co.uknoreply@blogger.com